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¨,,¨,,~==% as  we cross the mountain, we  can  walk %==~,,¨,,¨
.¨,,¨¨,,»= only at night.  long  ago,  someone here =»,,¨¨,,¨.
¨,,,,¨,,.= must've angered  the  sun,  and today it =.,,¨,,,,¨
¨,,¨,.,:~* still burns us strangely. but  with  the *~:,.,¨,,¨
¨,,¨¨.,~^§ sunset  the air comes raining back  down §^~,.¨¨,,¨
,,¨,.,=*^£ and  gets thick  enough to  breathe.  it £^*=,.,¨,,
,¨¨,.-/*£§ carries  with it  smells from far  away, §£*/-.,¨¨,
,¨.-~^§*#£ colourful sparks  for the imagination, a £#*§^~-.¨,
,.--**@¤## sharp contrast  for the  stale black  of ##¤@**--.,
.:=/$$#@## the night.                               ##@#$$/=:.
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¨¨,~=\§£@¶ the  others  think i'm young, they don't ¶@£§\=~,¨¨
.,¨¨,~:*$@ take  me  seriously  and  i  fear   they @$*:~,¨¨,.
.,...^»*^§ snicker  a  bit.  you  usually  get  old §^*»^...,.
¨¨¨,¨¨~=^* before  you  learn  the trade enough  to *^=~¨¨,¨¨¨
.,,..¨,.=: take other people. but  i do  lead  them :=.,¨..,,.
,,...,¨,-~ safely     forward,     every     night. ~-,¨,...,,
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¨,....^-*† however, currently  there  seems  to  be †*-^....,¨
¨..,.,»*=& something  going on ahead. those  around &=*»,.,..¨
.¨.¨^«/$&§ the  corner   have   stopped,  shouting, §&$/«^¨.¨.
.,¨:»=$$#¶ pointing.                                ¶#$$=»:¨,.
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¨.¨¨,¨.=/† ,,, ¨, ,=;»¨ ,¨ ,¨.                      †/=.¨,¨¨.¨
,,¨,¨¨¨~~\ ,,¨ ¨. ,«/~, .. ,,,                      \~~¨¨¨,¨,,
.,¨,,.,,:= .¨, ,. ¨»=~. .¨ ,¨.                      =:,,.,,¨,.
,,..¨.,,=\                                          \=,,.¨..,,
.¨..,..~:= my greatest treasure, the                =:~..,..¨.
..,.¨.-†^¤ book of stars,  is   a   combined   map, ¤^†-.¨.,..
¨¨,¨^«/^@& calendar  and timepiece  as long  as you &@^/«^¨,¨¨
.,.^~†%&## know  what year  it is. every page  is a ##&%†~^.,.
,¨,«\†¤££# grid  of  nine  starfields,  hand drawn, #££¤†\«,¨,
..=;*@¤@## below which are  written coordinates  in ##@¤@*;=..
.¨,-:%$£## both space  and  time. a  lot of  it  is ##£$%:-,¨.
¨..:~/=%£@ applicable on  earth, but  not  all.  it @£%=/~:..¨
,,¨¨^-^%%£ hints  of  other  places  -  some  stars £%%^-^¨¨,,
,.¨,,:=†*$ reordered,  some  names  i   have  never $*†=:,,¨.,
,¨.¨.¨~=^§ heard.    sometimes   the   dates    are §^=~¨.¨.¨,
...¨.¨,~~/ impossible.                              /~~,¨.¨...
.¨,.¨¨.,,~                                          ~,,.¨¨.,¨.
.,,.¨¨,~«† those pages are  exactly what i scramble †«~,¨¨.,,.
..¨.¨.-~\† for right  now. i've stopped  breathing. †\~-.¨.¨..
¨¨¨,,,==^¤ i sling open the  book of  stars  a  bit ¤^==,,,¨¨¨
¨¨,,~~:§$@ too quick, spilling all my notes on  the @$§:~~,,¨¨
,,¨,=*=%£# ground. one lands on my  foot,  it is  a #£%=*=,¨,,
¨¨,~†^£&@@ drawing  of  a  muscle cow,  but i could @@&£^†~,¨¨
..=^*%£#@# care less right now.                     #@#£%*^=..
,¨:~;%&#£#                                          #£#&%;~:¨,
¨¨,.=\$£¤@ for it seems  like there's a new moon in @¤£$\=.,¨¨
...¨,~†*%# the sky.                                 #%*†~,¨...
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